Aksaray

Aksaray  is a city in the Central Anatolian region of Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are  Konya  along the west and south,  Nigde  to the southeast,  Nevsehir  to the east, and  Kirsehir  to the north. It covers an area of 7,626 km².

Aksaray is one of the four provinces in the much-visited area of  Cappadocia, along with  Nevsehir ,  Nigde and  Kayseri. Also the 3,268m inactive volcano  Mt. Hasan (Hasan Dağı)  stands between  Aksaray  and  Nigde. The 2400km² salt lake,  Tuz Golu, lies within the boundaries of  Aksaray,  a large area of swamp with a maximum depth of 1 meter. According to the address based census in 2008, population of  Aksaray  has been accounted as 370.528. The district covers an area of 4,589 km2, and the average elevation is 980 m, with the highest point being  Mt. Hasan  at 3,268 m.